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Lindbergh Luncheon
Guest of Johnstons
Colonel and Mrs. William T.
Johnston entertained informally
Saturday with a luncheon for Col
onel Charles A. Lindbergh shortly
after his arrival here. Guests for
the occasion were Mayor A. B. Cole.
Judge and Mrs. E. K. Goodrich, and
Captain and Mrs. Vernon M. Shell.
• * *
St. Patrick Bridge
At Country Club
Mrs. Robert Schwartz was host
ess Wednesday afternoon at a very
charmingly appointed St. Patrick’s
day bridge at the Country- club
noring Mrs. M. Weller. Carna
were the favored flowers, car
j Tying out the theme of green and
white appropriate to the chosen
motif. Unusual scorepads in the
form of large green leaves display
ed the same idea, and the green
and white also appeared in the
three course luncheon served after
tne games.
f Included among the guests for the
party were Mrs. Schwartz’ bridge
club. Mrs. W .E. Heaner held high
and Mrs. J. L. Boggus second high
among club members. Mrs. Clyde
Austin had the guest high, and
Mrs. J. H. Greeno guest low. The
honoree received a pretty gift.
• • •
Timberlake-Watson
Announcement
Mrs. Clare J. Lestei, or 122 North
Beckley Ave., Dallas, entertained
recently announcing the engage
' ment and approaching marriage of
her sister, Miss Mattie Lou Timber-,
lake, to Mr. Charles Marshall Wat
son, of this city. The wedding is1
to take place in Dallas Monday.
March 25.
• • •
Mrs. Pate Hostess
At Luncheon
Among the social events of the
v past week the luncheon given by
Mrs. Robin Pats was one of the
most pleasing. A color scheme of
pink and yellow was introduced in
the arrangements of the table, and
the floral decorations, sweet peas
being used.
The affair was given as a com
pliment to Mrs. R. E. Smith of
Houston, who is here as the guest
of her mother, Mrs. D. P. v. \y. an**
Mrs. C. S. Curtis, another Hous
tonian, who is a guest of Mrs. Gay.
Bouquets of artificial sweet peas
were given to each cf the guests
Including, besides the honorees,
Mesdames Butler. Milton Wentz. J.
M. George, J. L. Rentfro ' .*d Robert
Schwartz. '
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Banquet Feature of
' Business Women Week
i A banquet given by the local
branch of the Business and Pro
fessional Women’s clubs on Thurs
day evening at the El Jardin, is the
mature of their observance Na
i-hal Business and Professional
' ^ en’s week throughout the 960
\ now enrolled in the organiza
The week is being observed Mar.
10 to 16, its object being to call
attention to the increasing num
bers of American business women,
and the increasing importance of
the part they play in community
life.
Representative men of Browns
ville are to be guests of the club on
this occasion. Presidents, and one
representative member each of the
Kiwanis, Lions, Rotary and the
realty board are to be invited, as
well as the secretary of the cham
ber of commerce, and one member,
and Mayor Cole, and the city com
mission, and Judge O. C. Dancy,
and the county commissioners.
About 52,000 women will partici
pate in the national celebration,
which was observed for the first
time in 1928. and throughout their
activities will strive to place before
the nation the porjects for which
they are working.
A better business world, and bet
ter business women is the ideal of
the entire organization. The pro
motion of thrift among business
women, better education for those
entering the business world, and a
study of what the business woman
can contribute to community life
are some of the means by which
they are striving to attain their end.
Misses Julia O'Brien, Stella Dick
ason, Isabel Sterling and Mrs. A. C.
Hipp head the committees in charge
of the local entertainment.
• • •
Post Bridge Clubs
Meet With Masseys
Lieutenant and Mrs. Clyde Mas
sey were hosts to the regular meet
ing of the Wednesday Evening
Bridge club at Fort Brown this
week. Prize winners for the wom
en were Mrs. R. T. Carver and Mrs.
Massey. Lieutenant Massey was
high for the men, and Lieutenant
Edmunds second. Lieutenant and
Mrs. Wiley are to be hosts next
week.
Mrs. Massey was again hostess on
Thursday afternoon, when she en
tertained the coterie of players who
customarily gather at that time.
Prize winners for the afternoon
were Mrs. Garver and Mrs. Shell.
• • •
Miss Macconachie
Back From Europe
Miss Margaret E. MacConachie
has returned to Brownsville, hav
ing spent the past season in Europe
brushing up, as she says, in her
profession.
Miss MacConachie enjoyed the
exceptior .1 good fortune of coach
ing with the elder Madame Lat
tieuer who herself studied the beau
tiful opera ‘•Lakme” with the com
poser. Miss MacConachie also stud
ied French, Italian, piano and voice
with former teachers. She is now
working up her repertoire and will
return to Europe to give three con
certs sailing for America immedi
ately thereafter.
Miss Macconachie will begin
teaching on March 11, teaching only
afternoon from 1:30 to 5:30, at her
home studio.
Miss MacConachie is d*£jghted to
be at home again and ays there
is no climate like our own.
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Learners Guests
Of Airs. Taylor
Books both recent and old con
stituted the study program for the
Learners’ club meeting held Tues
day. Mrs. Volney Taylor was host
ess. The meeting opened with sev
eral choruses sung by the entire
club, including “The Eyes of Texas
Are Upon You,” which was sung
with enthusiasm.
Roll call brought out titles and
leading features of a number of
more or less recent books, with en
tertaining descriptions of certain
volumes. Under literature of the
Colonial period, Mrs. Graham gave*
a brief talk on the first native
American poet, Benjamin Thomp
son, and read one of his poems.
Thompson is little known now-a
days, and Mrs. Graham had diffi
culty in finding examples of his
poems. Miss Moore presented a
sketch of the first book printed in
America, the “Bay Psalm Book,”
which reflected the rather solemn
religious cast of the minds of many
of the early colonials. A paper on
Colonial ballads and sonnets by
Mrs. Holliday furnished a greater
variety of subject, and showed a
broadening scope of thought on the
part of our forefathers.
Various matters of business were
considered informally. It was de
cided that the coming year's study
would be confined to current top
ics, modern books, art and drama.
The report of the City Federation
Women's clubs meeting was receiv
ed. The Learners were much pleas
ed with the action of the federa
tion in unanimously endorsing Mrs.
Volney Taylor for president of the
Fifth Texas district as the Learn
ers were first to endorse Mrs. Tay
lor for this honor.
First Ward' R-T. A.
Sets Party Date
The First Ward Parent-Teacher
association completed plans for
their benefit bridge party at their
meeting Friday afternoon, fixing
the date for the evening of April
5. The party is to be held in the
Elks’ hall. Mrs. D. S. Stewart was
appointed chairman of arrange
ments.
The box donated by Dorfman’s
Jewelry store was awarded at the
meeting, Leon Perl holding the
lucky number. The box contained
a pair of candlesticks and a fruit
bowl.
Miss Kendricks was hostess for
the afternoon.
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G. W. Gotke Talks
To P.-T. A. Meeting;
The Parent-Teachers association
of the high and junior high school
met Thursday afternoon at the
junior high school.
The members were entertained by
a clever playlet entitled “How the
Story Grew,” by Miss Mattie Gen
try's room. Those taking part were:
Frances Creager, Alice LawTence,
Clara Gladys Patteson, Irene
Marshall, Georgie Singer, Virginia
Hamlet, Mary Agnes Puckett, Anna
Ruth Langford, and Mary Warren.
The very human trait of exaggerat
ing was well depicted in the play.
During the business session dele
gates were appointed to the district
meeting which takes place at Sin
ton, April 3, 4, 5, and Mrs. W. R.
Jones, a local pioneer in the P. T. A.
work was asked to prepare a brief
history of the work for a coming
publication of the Federation News.
W. L. Dodson thanked the or
ganization for the new stereoptican
and displayed a set of books recent
ly added to the library. He reported
on the educational program as car
ried out by the legislature now in
session, the passage of the law per
mitting six year children to enter
public schools and the validation of
junior colleges of Texas.
G. W. Gotke who has recently
returned from a National Educa
tional asociation meet at Cleveland,
Ohio, snoke brieflv of the conven
tion and his trip. He asked the sup
port of the coming bond issue which
will be necessary to build new ward
schools to take care of the rapid
growth in scholastics in Erowns
ville.
Miss Rosita Putegnat, school
nurse in her report announced that
she is resigning to accept work in a
larger field, that of theurotics in
Boston, Mass. Miss Rachel Pierce,
a graduate nurse and a graduate of
the Brownsville schools as well as a
native of Brownsville will take Miss
Putegnat’s place.
The chairman of the student’s
loan fund reported a loan made
during the month to a junior col
lege student. There are now four
outstanding loans with a balance of
$290 on hand. Two loans are being
returned in regular installments.
The routine work of supervising
(he cafeteria and the gardening
work keeps these committees busy
all during the year.
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Missionary Society
Plans Prayer Service
Methodis women of Brownsville
will observe the opening of the
woman’s missionary council in
Washington, D. c., Wednesday
with a prayer service at 10 a. m.
Mrs. Fred Tate will preside at the
service, which will take place at
the church. The missionary coun
cil, an annual affair, is held March
13 to 18.
• • •
Altar Society to
Have Egg- Sale
The Altar society of the Sacred
Heart church announce that they
will sell Easter eggs of all kinds,
both hardboiled and fancy, and are
now taking orders. hey also
have fancy crepe paper baskets and
Easter favors of various kinds.
Orders may be placed with Mrs.
John Closner, 878-W, or Mrs. J.
Jefferds, phone 358,
• • •
Music Club Elects;
Practice Concert
Annual election of officers for
the new year beginning in Octo
ber was held by the Brownsville
Music club at a meeting held re
cently, Mrs. H. E. Snow being se
lected president. Mrs. Fritz Schmidt
is to serve as first vice president,
Mrs. H. E. Tucker, second vice
president; Mrs. J. H. Greeno, sec
retary treasurer; Mrs. D. W. Suth
erland. corresponding secretary;
Mrs. E. J. Tucker, librarian; and
Miss Elsa Walther, parliamentar
ian. Mrs. H. D. Seago was select
ed member-at-large.
A resolution committee made ud
of Mesdames G. E. Dodd, H, E.
Tucker and Henry Goodin drew
up and presented a resolution of
respect in memory of Mrs. C. F.
Hurst, past president of the club,
who died recently, a copy of
which wras sent to the Brownsville
Herald.
The Music club is now practicing
for the program whi’i they are to
present some time shortly after
Lent. Tue concert is to consist of
a cantata for six voices, and a
group cf light numbers.
* • •
Shakespeare To Be
Self Culture Subject
Mrs. Emil Blanck entertained the
. Self Culture club at their regular
Wednesday afternoon meeting at
her home in El Jardin.
A short business session was held
after which Mrs. E. T. Yates con
ducted parliamentary drill.
The club study for the remain
der of the year is to be devoted to
the study of Shakespeare's “Mid
summer Night’s Dream.” The first
lesson on the play was taken up
Wednesday with Mrs. George Ham
ilton, who is a teacher, and a lover
of Shakespeare, and made the les
son very interesting.
The house was decorated for the
occasion with baskets of roses.
During the social hour which fol
lowed the study, Mrs. Blanck
served a refreshment course to the
club members and several guests,
including Mesdames E. H. Perry of
Chariton, Iowa, C. C. Wentz, Dan
Neil, Bragoon. Mary Taylor, Belle
Crossfield, and Miss Freda Brown
of Billings, Okla.
* • *
Comings, Goings,
Of Local People
Mrs. Joe Celaya and Miss Elsa
Walthers returned Thursday from
San Antonio.
Mrs. Otto Johnson, sister of Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Gotke left Wednes
day evening for San Antonio.
Mrs. Jno. David who has been the
guest of her niece, Mrs. C. W. Colgin
for several w’eeks left early in the
week for her home in Corsicana.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Griffin of
McAllen are the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. John Closncr for the airport
celebration.
Mrs. Lula E. Pate is here from
Austin visiting her son and daugh
ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Robin
Pate.
Dan McClendon, of Pharr, is
spending the week-end with his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Harvey in Brownsville.
Mrs. W. R. Jones attended the
county teacher’s meting at Wilson
Tract Friday evening.
■\ Calendar For Ine Week
Monday
The Altar society of the Sacred Heart church will
have a social meeting at the home of Mrs. Ben F. Hahn,
3:30 p. m.
Baptist missionary society is to observe prayer
week, with a service each morning from ten to eleven.
Presbyterian auxiliary meet in circles, as follows:
number one with Mrs. Robert Schwartz; number two
with Mrs. W. B. Walton; number three with Mrs. A. G.
Dietel.
Methodist missionary society meets in circles, as fol
lows: number one, with Mrs. J. K. Bull at her apart
ments in the jail; number two with Mrs. H. C. Barnes,
Nebraska apartments; number three, Mrs. A. L. Banty,
El Jardin; young matrons’ circle with Mrs. O. A. Taylor,
in West Brownsville.
General circle of the missionary society of the Cen
tral Christian church meets at the church, 3 p. m. Busi
ness circle meets with Miss Nannie Bourne, 7:30 p. m.
Tuesday
Business and Professional women meet at the cham
ber of commerce, 7:30 p. m.
Rebekahs meet at the I. O. O. F. hall, 7:30 p. m.
Hi-Lo meets with Mrs. Lindsley Cleckner.
Learners with Mrs. Geo. White, 3:30 p. m.
Wednesday
Wednesday bridge club with Mrs. Lula George.
Brownsville Music club meets for regular rehearsal
at the Baptist church, 9:30 a. m.
Post evening bridge club with Lieutenant and Mrs.
Willey.
Methodist missionary society to have special pray
er service at the church, 10:00 a. m.
Business and Professional Women’s luncheon at
the El Jardin.
Thursday
West Brownsville P.-T. A., 3:30 p. m.
Thursday afternoon bridge club at Fort Brown
with Mrs. F. P. Rice.
, ^ /?rdin bridge club to entertain husbands at the
home of Mrs. J. H. Downs.
Banquet of Business and Professional Women’s
club m observance of national club week. At the El
Jardin.
SEBASTIAN
ENTERTAIN TEAMS
The Parent-Teachers association
entertained the members of the
girls and boys basketball teams and
substitute, the coaches, Miss Lenora
Yates and Lewis Woodson and Supt.
J. P. Hargroves with a banquet Fri
day evening in a room of the high
school buildings. Invitations shap
ed like a basketball were mailed a
week prior the event.
The room was beautifully decor
ated in the school colors, green and
white, and the long table covered
with snowy cloths had green
streamers leading to the center
piece, a large cluster of green bal
loons. Vases of roses were placed
at intervals along the table and
huge, bouquets of flowers wTere
banked along the window’s.
The menus were written in fold
ers shaped as basketballs and the
place cards were unique in design,
carrying clever rhymes. A delicious
menu was served to twenty-nine
guests.
Music was furnished throughout
the evening during w’hich talks
were made by the coaches, Supt. j
Hargroves and Miss Elizabeth1
Bailey.
• * *
CLASS DINNER
Misses Belle and Gracie Williams
entertained the members of their
Sunday school class Sunday with a
dinner.
Those enjoying this hospitality
W’ere the Misses Hazel and Lois
Wilson, Lois Blundell, Vernie and
Beulah Brazzell, Juanita and Ruth
Day, Lorena Yates, Pearl Owens,
Elizabeth Rayel, Emma and Louise
Galyean and Messers. Tom Thomas,
Arthur Sprouse, Robert Croom. Paul
Little, Bill Moran and Clyde Jones
and Mr. and Mrs. Lanier.
* * *
P.-T. A. BUSINESS SESSION
The Parent-Teachers association
met Tuesday evening for the regular
business meeting. Mesdames Stall
ings, Bourne, Smith and Lee Woods
volunteered to assist Mrs. Ralph La
nier in the completion of the P.-T
A. quilt.
It was voted to present a loving
cup to the county league to be given
m community singing. Supt. J. P
Hargrove volunteered to collect
funds for the purchase of the cup
and Mrs. M. B. Bourne, B. C. Stall
ings and R. L. Smith w’ere appointed
as the committee to select the cup.
Plans were discussed for fitting
up a room in the high school build
ing as a kitchen and Mrs. Lanier,
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Davis Woods
appointed as a committe to con
sult with the school board and in
vestigate the cost of tne under
taking.
The next social meeting will be
held at the Marshal Bourne home
and Mrs. Lanier and the Misses
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Batchler and Wilson were the re
freshments.
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PERSONALS
Mesdames R. Klemann, E. K.
Watson and Marshall Bourne and
Newton Klemann were Brownsville
visitors Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Stallings. Mrs.
C. E. Stallings, Ada Bess and Travis
Stallings and Misses Ruth and
Juanita Day heard the lecture at
the Harlingen high school by the
“Bird Man.”
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Neilsen had as
their dinner guests Sunday Mr. and
Mrs. M. B. Bourne. In the after
noon Mr. and Mrs. Neilsen and
daughter, Helen Ruth, and Mr. and
i Mrs. Bourne drove to Edinburg re
turning home by the lower Valley.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Sprouse and
son Arthur of San Perlita were in
town Monday where Mr. Sprouse
boarded the train for Houston
where he was called to attend a
meeting of the Missouri Pacific
Safety committee of which he is a
member.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Ross and fam
ily of McAllen spent the week-end
at the home of Mrs. Ross’ parents,
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Warren.
Miss Mary Alice Batcheler was a
week-end guest of her friends.
Misses Henrietta and Anita Ves
eronne of Brownsville, who accom
panied her home Sunday and spent
the afternoon the guest of Mrs. R.
Klemann.
M. B. Bourne and B. C. Stallings
were in Brownsville Wednesday
looking after public school business.
Harvey Klemann and neice, MiA
Eleanore Watson of Donna were
week-end guests of relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Bourne and
children and Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Whatley and son, Jim, of Santa
Rosa were McAllen visitors Sunday.'
Mr. and Mrs. Madison Woods
and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. John
nie Lamphier and son, John Melvin
and Miss Veatrice Butler spent Sun
day in Holly Beach.
LA FERIA
TEXAS BANQUET
Lovely in every detail was the
banquet given Friday night at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Forbes,
by the ladies of the Twentieth Cen
tury club in honor of their hus
bands.
At eight o’clock the guests sat
down to the long banquet table
which was beautiful with cut flowers
and candles. The Texas motif was
carried out in the place cards with
their lone star flag, and in the star
shaped nut cups.
Mrs. J. S. Sanders in her usual
charming manner, presided as toast
mistress and a delightful Texas pro
gram was enjoyed by all. A Texas
reading by Bobbie Steffens was the
first on the program followed by
Cowboy Students by Junior Forbes.
Mrs. Starkey conducted a most in
teresting “quiz" on Texas. A blue
bonnet dance was given by Jane
Betts, Marvis Anderson. Mildred
Fuible and Lorraine Wiederwelt.
Mrs. C. C. Buck gave the “History
of Texas under Six Flags,” and Mrs.
Greenwood gave the origin of “The
Eyes of Texas,” which the guests
sang in conclusion.
Those enjoying this delightful oc
casion were: Messrs, and Mesdames
Ariderson M. E. Mitchell, Todd, San
ders Ritter, Buck, Hargrove. Sin
clair, Steffins, Flynt. Dr. and Mrs.
McCoy. Mesdames Brumley, Forbes,
Starkey, Stoddard. Greenwood, Wat
sonand Miss Margaret Oliver.
* • *
SLUMBER PARTY
Mrs. H. T. Anderson entertained
several young girls at a six o’clock
dinner and slumber party on Tues
day evening in honor of her daugh
ter. Gwendolyn’s thirteenth birth
day.
After a delicious dinner the girls
serenaded the neighbors.
• * •
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Stephenson
I entertained Mr. and Mrs. R. B.
Stephenson of Chicago and Mr. and
Mrs. Davis Wade and family of San
Benito at dinner on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Y. Flynt spent
Sunday in Olmito.
SAN BENITO
FRIENDSHIP CLUB
The Valley Friendship club met
this week with Mrs. T. R. LeWald
of San Benito. Everything show
ed St. Patrick’s colors, with sprigs
of three-leaf clover on the cherry
pie, and tiny Irish flags stuck in
the sandwiches. Pineapple salad on
letuce, pickles and tea completed
the refreshment course.
Games of five hundred were the
afternoon’s diversion, with Mrs. J.
Wolter of San Benito holding high
She received a green rubber apron.
Mrs. Stanford Linbey, low, was
given a green paper doll bed orna
ment. The club presen'.ed Mrs. R.
F. McCarty with a dainy china
sugar bowl and creamer as a birth
day gift.
Mrs. E. a. Shipman was admitted
to the club as a new member, and
Mrs. Claude Fitch was a guest for
the afternoon.
Mrs. Harper Lilly of Harlingen
will be next hostess to the club.
FIVE THIEVES TOG UP
CHICAGO.—Five men broke Into
a tailor’s shop and put on new
suits, leaving their worn apparrel
and taking nothing else.
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